When the Assembly passed a bill last week that legalized the ''medical use of marihuana,'' copy editors across the state did a double take. Shouldn't that be spelled with a ''j'' instead of an ''h''? ''Marijuana'' is standard usage, but ''the...

ALBANY, Sept. 19 - The Pataki administration defended its efforts to combat fraud in the state's $44.5 billion Medicaid program at a legislative hearing here on Monday, but said that it could use more investigators and legal tools to root out fraud.

To the Editor: Health care behind bars has been a scandal for as long as we've had prisons and jails. A key factor is the lack of visibility and accountability in our prisons and jails, especially for health services. The New York State Health...